Geological Reserve of Haute-Provence
The reserve is an open book over 300 million years and traces the evolution of life: on sites set up to welcome tourists, fossils of ammonites (marine molluscs resembling snails), sirenians (marine mammals), ichthyosaurs (marine reptiles reminiscent of dolphins) await you…
A remarkable rural heritage
The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department is home to a cultural heritage of great value, and a terroir based on know-how that has been handed down from generation to generation. Several museums focus on a particular tradition of Haute-Provence culture. Depending on your wishes, you can visit the Clément Faugier museum, the Ubaye Valley museum in Barcelonnette, the religious art museum in Digne-les-Bains, the Baden-Powell Scout museum in Sisteron…